PHOTOS

10 AUG 2012

Photos of the week

Interesting images from around the kingdom, captured by Post Photographers.

 
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A man with painted face and dressed in a cosplay costume entertains crowds at the 8th J-Trends in Town event outside MBK shopping centre. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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Passersby gather near a sinkhole at the foot of Khlong Prem Prachakorn Bridge on Chaeng Watthana Road. The sinkhole, about three metres wide and 1.5m deep, is the fourth to open up on Bangkok roads in less than three months. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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The atmosphere at Chatuchak Weekend Market's pet zone has fallen quiet after authorities confirmed that a rabbit which was bought from the market that bit its owner in Chom Thong district of Bangkok was infected with rabies. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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An officer from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation inspects around Ban Talay Mok resort in Thap Lan National Park in Prachin Buri province during a pre-dawn raid to demolish the resort's buildings. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) officers fly a helicopter over an area of undergrowth near the Royal Thai Air Force's headquarters on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road as they search for two drug suspects who escaped a police operation. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.
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Police officers use hand-held scanners to screen candidates arriving to take the non-commissioned police exam at Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok. Tighter checks were imposed to prevent a repeat of the cheating that took place during the last round of exams in June. Photo by Kosol Nakachol.
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A marching band performs at the opening ceremony of rally held at Lumpini Park in Bangkok to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's 80th birthday on Aug 12. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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Buddhists gather at Maheyong Temple in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province to mark Asarnha Bucha Day. Photo by Seksan Rojjanametakul.
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The Royal Thai Navy conducts a ceremony at the Royal Barges Museum in Bangkok to worship spirits residing in the vessels before a rehearsal for the royal procession on the Chao Phraya River on Dec 5 to celebrate His Majesty the King's 85th birthday. Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd.
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A presenter uses a tablet device at the Bangkok International ICT Expo 2012 at Impact Muang Thong Thani. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced at the event's opening ceremony that the number of free wireless internet hotspots nationwide will increase to from 30,000 to 100,000 by the end of the year. Photo by Apichart Jinakul.